Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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Acts referred to are, upon the whole, satisfactorily administered
in Kensington," and that the icts themselves are also fairly
sufficient, defect taking the form rather of difficulty in putting
the law into speedy operation than in the terms of the
law itself.
My report dated March 13th, 1885, dealt, in sections
with the following subjects:—
1. The housing of the working
classes.
2. Underground rooms.
3. Construction of drains.
4. Inspection of drains, &c.
5. Vestry to cause work to be done
at owner's expense.
6. Yestry's mode of procedure.
7. Rules with respect to house
drainage, &c.
8. Power of Metropolitan Board of
Works to make Bye-laws, &c,
9. Public conveniences.
10. Drinking fountains.
11. Paving and drainage of private
mews, courts, &c.
12. Consumption of smoke.
13. Periodical removal of manure,
and other refuse matter.
14. Trade refuse.
15. Infectious disease hospitals :
Ambulances.
16. Disinfecting chamber.
14 & 15 "Vie., c. 34; 29 Vie., c.
28; 30 Vie., c. 28.
18 & 19 Vie., e. 120, s. 103, p.
57; 25 & 26 Vie., c. 102, a.
62, p. 195*; 18 & 19 Vie., e.
122, s. 23, p. 283.
18 & 19 Vie., c. 120 s. 79, p. 43.
18 & 19 Vie., c. 120, a. 82, p. 44.
18 & 19 Vie., c. 120, ss. 73, 81,
85, pp. 39, 44, 45; & 25 & 26
Vie., c. 102, s. 64, p. 196.
18 & 19 Vic., c. 121, a. 14, p.
613; s. 12, p. 612; & s. 13,
p. 613.
18 & 19 Vie., c. 120, ss. 73, 76,
pp. 40 41; a. 83, p. 45.
18 & 19 Vic., c. 120, a. 202, p.
124; s. 138, p. 82.
25 & 26 Vic., c. 102, s. 83, p.
209.
18 & 19 Vie., c. 120, s. 88, p. 47.
25 & 26 Vie., c. 102, s. 70, p.
199.
15 & 19 Vic., c. 120, s. 100, p.
56, 25 & 26 Vie., c. 102, ss.
80, 81, p. 208.
29 & 30 Vic., c. 90. s. 19, p. 643.
29 & 30 Vic., c. 90, a. 53, p. 654.
25 & 26 Vic., c. 102, s. 95,p. 216.
18 & 19 Vie., c.120, s.202,p. 124.
18 & 19 Vic., c. 120, s. 128, p.71.
29 & 30 Vic., c. 90, s. 22, p. 645.
46 &47 Vic., c. 35, a. 5.
29 & 30 Vie., c. 90, a. 23, p. 645.
* The "page" referred to is in "Woolrych," 2nd edition.